Mid-spring makes for beautiful sunsets where skies get painted in hues of orange and purples

The vibrant yellow blossoms of this Carolina Jessamine vine (Gelsemium sempervirens) bring a touch of sunshine to the spring landscape here in Tokyo. Its fragrant flowers are a welcome sign of warmer days.

Bathed in late afternoon glow after a rain spell, the neighborhood looks spunky and full of life.

Bathed in golden dusk, cherry blossoms bloom quietly beside a temple path, whispering spring's arrival in soft pink

Light filters through the blossoms to give soft patchy glow. Japanese have such a beautiful word for it: Komorebi (木漏れ日)

Cycle of life & solemn remembrance, amidst gravestones & blooming sakura blossom

Yoshinosakura by the corner. Quiet but not neglected. Etched in memory.

Sakura tree stands guard over the resting place of souls, its petals drifting like gentle memories in the breeze.

Amid ancient stones and quiet remembrance, the cherry blossoms bloom undeterred—life’s beauty gently embracing death’s silence.

Sakura ushers in spring, quite like the bell sending periodic remindersr

A timeless tower peeks through a delicate veil of blooming cherry blossoms.

Taken with a shade of sepia, this late blossom adorns the branch much like an old memory on our thoughts.